signorformica:Stone statue of a Mesopotamian winged bull: Lamassu, or Kerub —*cherub in Latin,
signorformica:Stone statue of a Mesopotamian winged bull: Lamassu, or Kerub —*cherub in Latin, *kerubh [כְּרוּב] in Hebrew. In Akkadian: *karâbu: winged beasts, infuriated guardians of the sacred doors.Palace of Assyrian king Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin, present day Khorsabad, northern Iraq ~ ca.713 BC. Louvre Museum• via Bibliothèque Infernale on FB -- source link